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Transcript: 00:00:01 - 00:00:48 And the Democrats have scored wins in high-profile mayoral races in New York City and Miami and in governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia. The question now, how will they fare in the next year's midterms and the presidential election in 2028? Joining us for a look ahead at the rising stars and the platforms of the Democrats is Mike Leon. He's host of the podcast Can We Please Talk. Mike, happy Monday morning to you. Good to see you. Lot to chop through here in a short amount of time, so I'm 00:00:24 - 00:01:19 going to get right to it. what what has been working for the Democrats, particularly Eileen Higgins, taking Miami's mayoral uh office hasn't been held by a Democrat in 30 years. >> Yeah, K, good to see you as always. I think the the biggest thing that's been working for Democrats right now is just the fact that there's a Republican in office and the Republicans control Congress and we haven't seen too much legislation passed through. We've seen some impasses. We've seen a government 00:00:51 - 00:01:43 shutdown. We've seen mixed messaging. So when whenever you have a new administration come in and then everyone starts to look at the midterms, you always see percentage point swings, whether it be in purple districts that now lean Democratic. These 25 elections though, Carrie, I I think we're reading a little too much into it. I I don't want to do the typical Republican strategist thing of like, well, these are all blue anyway, so they were going to go blue anyway. I mean, you just mentioned Miami mayor hasn't flipped in 00:01:17 - 00:02:12 over 30 years. But I I think uh the the the big takeaway has been voter turnout. Like in California's Prop 50 thing, uh there was millions of people that turned out for that. I think the the New Jersey win by Mikey Cheryl, it was really surprising to me as a Rucker kid and a Jersey guy because Jack Cherelli has been in New Jersey politics for so long that Mikey Cheryl coming in winning that district, not excuse me, she represents the district in Essex, but she she wins the governor's race by so many 00:01:45 - 00:02:35 percentage points. I think that's been more surprising right now, but we got to see how we got a long way before the midterms in 26. We'll see what happens in the first half of 2026. >> Yeah. And I think I might have misspoke. Of course, uh Higgins is the first Democrat to hold the mayoral office in Miami in 30 years. It's been held by Republicans. And it used to be a red state when during the Bush years. Somehow it flipped red. Um and now, you know, everything is potentially on the 00:02:10 - 00:03:02 line as we go to the midterm. So, what are the Democrats strategy? What are the key issues? What what should they be doing to try to flip either chamber or both? >> Yeah. Well, I think the big thing, Carrie, you and I talked about this in the 24 election. I had to go back and watch it. Carrie, we were talking about how podcasts have shaped election and new media. And I think what you're seeing right now, in addition to issues, let's say, that are happening across the country, right, that Democrats have been 00:02:36 - 00:03:26 talking about, like look at what ICE is doing with respect to immigration enforcement, etc. the economy. Are you still paying less than what President Trump promised in in terms of running on those issues? Those are going to be the issues. But in terms of how they're doing it, Carrie, you know, you and I talked about this. President Trump during the 24 campaign cycle, he found everybody that has a microphone and any podcaster with millions of subs from playing golf with Bryson Dambo to going 00:03:01 - 00:03:54 on Aiden Ross's podcast to doing all these things with Jake Paul and Logan Paul. So, I think Democrats are starting to find their footing in terms of doing that with new media outlets. I saw Representative Seth Molton who's now running for Senate to replace Ed Marky there. He he was recently on a popular influencer show. Um so I think they're starting to lean into a little bit more of that and and saturating the market with that. I think campaign managers are starting to realize that we have to play 00:03:28 - 00:04:13 in this new media space because if you don't play in it, you you're going to get swallowed by it. going to the traditional outlets and doing a sit down interview with the CNN Foxes and MSNBC's of the world just doesn't push out the message as much as influencers across social media can drive your your message in your platform a little bit out faster. So, I think it's an issues combination thing, but I think they're also embracing the new media aspect of it and starting to hit the ground 00:03:50 - 00:04:39 running on the social media front. >> And of course, candidate strength is one of the most important, if not the most important things. So, wide open slate now. Who do you expect to rise out of the Democrat side in the primaries? >> Uh Carrie, you saved the best for last. This is the problem with Democrats right now. So, I mean, if you look at the New Hampshire polling, right, you got Pete Buddha Judge leading that. But if you talk to any Democratic, at least a progressive Democratic strategist, 00:04:15 - 00:05:05 they'll tell you that Pete Buddhaj has no chance because he doesn't have the black vote. And and and the black vote and even some Latino vote is what you really need. You need a true coalition if you're going to try to, you know, take 2028 by storm. or at least let's go with 26. You'd have to look at each district specifically, but in terms of the presidential, I mean, it's so early. I mean, obviously you got the Gavin Newsomes and Kla Harris hasn't ruled things out, but do Democrats really want 00:04:40 - 00:05:29 to retread somebody like that, somebody that's a little bit more in the middle? Are they going to alienate the progressive wing of the party? Are they going to try to come into the middle? I mean, if they look at the 25 elections, what you've seen with respect to Eileen Higgins and with respect to Zor Mani is that they haven't alienated that part. And both of those candidates are a little bit further to the left, for lack of a better term. So, do they start to incorporate that? Do they start to run 00:05:04 - 00:06:00 some more uh moderate candidates? I mean, that's the problem. If you look at their roster, if you look at JB Pritsker, if you look at Governor Shapiro, each of them has their own respective issues. I still think the war in Gaza, again, the war in Gaza has not been uh ended. I know we had a ceasefire in place, but that ceasefire has been broken numerous times by both sides. So, what happens with that? that could be an issue that definitely uh you know hit President Biden and Kla Harris respectively in the in the face with 00:05:32 - 00:06:23 respect to just Michigan if you just look at that as an example. So there what [snorts] are the going to be the issues going into each specific race in 26 and then in 28? I just don't know who Democrats can prop up. But like anything in in politics, you really don't get a candidate to emerge until you try to see them under fire and come through all of those primaries. >> It's a lot to look out for, Mike. I think most interesting might be if the Democrats find someone just totally 00:05:57 - 00:06:23 outside of the current political arena. We saw that with Obama and with Trump when uh you know Obama was a freshman senator. So, a lot to look forward to. We're going to have a lot to talk to over the next couple years. Mike Leon, thanks for joining us.

Transcript: 00:00:01 - 00:01:02 And the Providence City Council is directing people with any information related to Saturday's shooting at Brown University to share it with the FBI. >> That includes any tips, videos, or photos as authorities continue their investigation. Tips can be sent to fbi.gov/brun university shooting. And joining us now with reactions to the tragic shootings at both Brown University and Bondi Beach in Sydney is Mike Leon. He's the host of the podcast Can We Please Talk. Also with us is Republican strategist Angie 00:00:31 - 00:01:26 Wong. Angie, Mike, thank you both very much for joining us on this somber morning. Mike, first let's discuss the attack on Brown's campus. The suspect is still at large after a person of interest was released back to the public. Any update on the latest and do we know more about the suspect that they're looking for? Any information or any descriptions of of any sort? >> Yeah, well, good morning everybody first and foremost. Um, you know, I have experience in some of this. My my cousin 00:00:59 - 00:01:47 goes to Florida State University in the shooting that happened earlier this year. She happened to be in that she was supposed to be in that classroom. Excuse me. Thankfully, she overslept that class. So, I I feel for everybody involved in all of this and trying to contact loved ones and seeing the video that the student put up yesterday of the police, you know, coming in and stuff like that. So, I feel for everybody up there. I contacted I have a economics professor up there, Mark Ble, who was recently on the show from Brown 00:01:23 - 00:02:12 University who I contacted in the aftermath of this. You know, Brown University has limitations on some of their cameras and some of their buildings. So, there's a little bit of a back and forth there between not only the campus police and obviously Rhode Island police and what they have information wise and like you said, Carrie, the suspect of interest was that was found due to the geo location trackers and things like that. He was released recently. So, I don't know where this investigation will end up 00:01:48 - 00:02:31 turning up, but as of right now, obviously, like you said before, any tips that people have up there, you know, call them in and things like that, but it's it's a sad situation, especially when you see a campus being locked down just on an average, we're about to start into the holidays. Hanukkah's already starting and things like that, and I know we'll get into that. And to see something like this happen, especially on, you know, one of the the most known universities in this 00:02:10 - 00:03:07 in this country, an Ivy League school and things like that, like it's it's very sad to see. It's a sad situation. Yeah, agreed. Of course. And Angie, uh the the school is no longer under a lockdown situation, but um at this point, the the suspect is still at large and on the loose. Um what what are your initial reactions to the current state of of what's happening at Brown? >> Yeah, I know these are critical hours for detectives to find this shooter. Um, I'm actually quite surprised at a 00:02:38 - 00:03:37 university like Brown University where they have over 800 security cameras around the campus that we get a really grainy shot of someone walking away uh with a a black hoodie on. It is a very strange thing that there is no license plate readers and that doors were able to be opened by someone who may or may not have been a student. All of this is really stumping uh investigators and they're even looking combing through social media accounts to see if there was anything that was put online that 00:03:07 - 00:04:03 would have brought on a shooter like this. And we've seen in previous school shootings, those are what some of the indicators. None of that is the case here. And it seems as though they don't really have a place to go. You listen to what the investigators say at the press releases and they can't and you can see from the words and and tell from the words that they don't really have a lead. So this is what's really worrying. My questions are was this a target attack at the victims? One of them we're 00:03:35 - 00:04:36 learning was the VP of the Republican club at Brown University. Was this a target attack towards Jewish students which some reports are claiming given the timing that uh yesterday was the first day of Hanukkah. So, it was one of those, you know, there there's a lot of these uh kind of political killings that we're seeing. Is that what this is? And um I'm wondering if that is why it's taking so long to get information out to the public. >> Yeah, and that that is a a good segue to 00:04:04 - 00:05:06 the situation in Bondi, Mike. Uh clearly this was there's no mystery here. Very much a anti-semitic attack. um one of the killers uh of the father and son died in the exchange of fire, but what what do we know so far about the two suspects? >> Yeah, and and kind of what you said to piggyback on that, you know, uh we're seeing lockdowns or not lockdowns, at least more increased police presence. You know, I was at a Jewish center here yesterday for a performance for my daughter and you're seeing a bigger 00:04:37 - 00:05:32 police presence in the US. But in terms of what happened in Bondai Beach, again, we we know that this was racially motivated, you know, uh, you know, um, religion motivated in terms of this Jewish community, like you said, father and son, registered going on for years. It they had potentially ISIS flags according to authorities there in their vehicle. So, this was something that was a targeted attack. Kudos to that man who who hid behind the cars and risked his life to save potentially more folks that 00:05:04 - 00:05:58 would have been injured in this attack. And and it just goes to show, you know, we were talking about before and what President Trump said earlier. You know, this is the first night of Hanukkah yesterday and uh and you know, we're going to have potentially attacks like this on the Jewish community. It's abhorrent. Um it's disgusting. I know one thing that I heard that you mentioned earlier or Steph may have mentioned it about that Australian leaders are meeting to figure out gun laws and a national gun registry at that 00:05:31 - 00:06:20 level. I'd love if the US would have that. I mean, we can talk about whether or not that would actually stop some of these things, but be as it may, people's ideology do does change over time, right, Carrie? And that's what we're kind of seeing. This man was there for 10 years and owned these weapons and then all of a sudden one day decides to do this because of whatever factors as the investigation comes out. So, we'll see how that all plays out. The son's in critical condition as of now, but my 00:05:56 - 00:06:59 thoughts and prayers, and I know that that statement is overused at times, but my thoughts and prayers truly to everybody affected out there in Bondi Beach. You make a a very interesting point. As ideology changes over time, radicalization can happen quickly and then there's the balance of privacy verse being able to comb through the big data and find these signals. Angie, I want to shift to Anthony Albanzy. He described the attack as an act of pure evil and an an act of terror and an act of anti-semitism. And US cities, as Mike 00:06:27 - 00:07:32 pointed out, are now tightening all the security around anything Jewish related. And we saw the clip of the rabbi saying the the answer is not to hide your Jewishness, but to be even more uh representative of of your faith. Um what are your thoughts with all of these various subfactors that led into um what we're now trying to understand? >> Well, it was only a few short months ago that Alani and foreign minister Wong of Australia where they were pushing for the support of the Palestinian state. 00:07:00 - 00:07:55 Right. A lot of this is being fueled. A lot of anti-semitism is running through its course in Australia in Australia. Why? Because they want to please the Muslim voters there, the newly arrivals of Muslim voters. And they will say and pivot to anything, any sort of message they need to in order to reach those voters. So, it's really fresh now to see him to say, well, be more Jewish. Well, I don't know if that's really the answer here because he's getting attacked from both sides. Uh, clearly there was some 00:07:28 - 00:08:26 anti-semitism. uh involved in this. As the investigation unfolds, we're going to learn more and more, but the early investigate uh the early points of this investigation definitely shows that. So, you can't have these kind of political rhetoric running through the prime minister and the former minister and at the same time, you know, backtrack and say, "Oh, well, you know, you have to do this as well." It's confusing. It's not great for the country. Australia has some of the toughest gun laws out there. 00:07:57 - 00:08:52 So, this is certainly not a gun control issue. You can see from the videos of the shooter, it was militarystyle shooting. They knew what they were doing with those rifles where the hero that uh that stopped the attack of one of these shooters. You can tell he didn't know how to clear the chamber of that rifle. He was just pulling the trigger. He didn't know how to use a gun because there are very little civilian guns in Australia. That's what's happening here. And uh you know I'm a definitely an a 00:08:24 - 00:09:23 second amendment girl and to see that happening in Australia. I do not ever want to see that here. I think we all need to be gun trained. >> Well, I know that on this issue of gun control, we you guys represent two different perspectives on that, but I think we both can agree on the bravery of Ahmad Alamad. Interestingly, an an Arab man who saved the lives of countless Jews that day. So, if there's one uh grain of light on this Hanukkah massacre, it is that. And we appreciate you both for joining us. Mike Leon,

Transcript: 00:00:00 - 00:01:09 will permanently pause migration from all third world countries. Joining us to discuss is Andrew Arthur, fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies and former immigration judge. So, good afternoon, Andrew. Hopefully, you had a good Thanksgiving holiday. Uh, so about what Trump said, um, you know, what would the process look like legally? How how would he enact such a pause in migration? So what the uh administration would do, what the uh federal government would do is it would shut down visa counseling in 00:00:34 - 00:01:36 certain countries uh individuals from those countries when they apply for visas to come to the United States, they would find that uh their applications had been paused and that they wouldn't be allowed to obtain those visas in advance. And for those individuals who already have visas, when they show up at a port of entry, uh, CBP would then turn them around. That's a slightly more legally difficult process. But thanks to something called the principle of consular non-reviewability, the 00:01:05 - 00:02:10 president does have the ability to stop the immigration to the United States of any individual or individuals that uh, he deems appropriate for any period of time that he deems appropriate. So he actually does have the power with respect to those individuals to come to the United States. >> You know, Andrew, I I can't I can't help but think uh whether it's tariffs or anything else he President Trump tries to do, there's always something that happens uh like a bump in the road or 00:01:38 - 00:02:54 something. Would there be some possible obstacles that he could potentially face whether legally or otherwise? So yeah, I anticipate that if the president were to act on this plan that uh advocates would go to court would attempt to uh get a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction of that policy. Now, we saw something very similar under the uh first Trump administration when the uh president placed uh bars on the admission of immigrants from certain countries to the United States. That was 00:02:16 - 00:03:21 the travel ban or what the president's critics called a Muslim ban. That went all the way to the Supreme Court. Lower court said actually blocked uh the president's proposal. But when it got to the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court found that the uh article of law that he used uh as the basis for that program oozed deference to the executive at every turn and that was an actual direct quote from the decision. So the president actually has the authority. The question becomes whether as a political matter uh it's going to be 00:02:49 - 00:03:44 popular or whether it's one of those things that needs to be done on a large scale. Well, I could definitely imagine that we need to do a better job of vetting people uh before they come to the United States, vetting people before they're granted asylum, and vetting people before they get green cards. Uh but yeah, I think that what you're actually going to see is a much more tailored uh process than what the president is describing. >> So, Andrew, let me ask you something specific about the post. Uh, it said 00:03:16 - 00:04:28 that the government would denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility or are non-compatible with Western civilization. I'm wondering is this legally a valid reason for stripping citizenship? I think that what the president was referring to there uh as the congressman had alluded to uh earlier was individuals who had engaged in fraud in order to gain naturalization can be denaturalized. uh if you gain any immigration benefit uh through fraud, that benefit can be taken away from you and that includes 00:03:52 - 00:04:56 naturalization. But you know, simply uh denaturalizing individuals because uh you know they they have beliefs that are at uh odds with uh you know other beliefs that other Americans have. That's a much more questionable legal uh issue. I think most people that have uh citizenship who have been sworn in who didn't engage in fraud are going to be able to keep you will be able to keep that status. I think the courts would definitely knock down any attempt to take uh their citizenship from them. But I think that 00:04:24 - 00:05:33 what you're going to see is a much more broader review of uh past naturalization grants to see if there were uh indicative fraud to do investigations and then to denaturalize people. But yeah, there is a legal process for denaturalization, but it is extremely limited. >> Okay. And the Trump administration is apparently looking at deporting the shooting suspect's family. So on what grounds could this be done legally if the family weren't involved in the crime? So under the immigration and nationality 00:04:58 - 00:06:04 act, if an individual uh carries out a terrorist attack, engages in terrorist activity, then not only that individual, but that individual's spouse and children are also removable from the United States. This is a very rarely used provision in the law, but it's one that's been in the law for two decades plus now. So uh the president does actually have the authority to do that. the uh Department of Justice, DHS do have that authority. And in fact, if those individuals are taken into custody, they can't be released from 00:05:31 - 00:06:41 custody even if they didn't know anything about the terrorist uh attack. And this is, you know, not to punish them, but more to give individuals who would think about engaging in terrorist activity pause before they uh do that. I think that that's a pretty loudable goal. >> Okay, Andrew, I I just have one more thing. Uh I'm wondering about this migration pause. So on an international level, some nations say the US has an obligation to accept refugees and asylum seekers. So um I mean does does the US 00:06:05 - 00:07:12 have any obligation in this regard? >> No, actually not. Uh with respect to refugees, there uh is a provision in the law to uh bring refugees to the United States, but the executive branch has full discretion on which refugees should be allowed to come and in what numbers they're allowed to come. So, you know, that uh itself is not actually going to uh be an issue if this is the way that the president decides to go. With respect to asylum, if an individual doesn't have any right to enter the 00:06:39 - 00:07:38 United States initially, uh the United States isn't under any obligation to allow them to enter this country. Now, people could come illegally uh and apply for asylum that would be covered by this, but the federal government does have the authority to detain those individuals until they're actually granted asylum. And I think that this particular class of individuals would be subject to additional scrutiny, more vetting, uh things like that. So, um you know, I I think that this is one of 00:07:09 - 00:08:12 those things where, you know, certainly on the margins, it's more it it's definitely legal. Uh but I think that, you know, the president is simply, you know, expressing outrage at how many individuals unvetted were allowed to come to the United States under the last administration. >> Well, all right, Andrew. I think that about covers it. Uh, thank you for explaining this so clearly for us. >> Thank you so much for having me today. President Donald Trump says the US will soon launch new ground operations aimed

Transcript: 00:00:01 - 00:01:27 As most families join together uh to give thanks for the blessings that have been bestowed upon them, two families are shattered and destroyed and torn apart as a result of the actions of one man. First and foremost, our hearts go out to the victims and their families. The suspect, he has been identified as Ramanola Lackenwal, a 29-year-old Afghan who entered the United States under Biden's Operation Allies Welcome, a program following the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. He resided in Bellingham, Washington 00:00:44 - 00:01:58 with his wife and we believe five children. and we're working very closely with our federal partners uh especially DHS and the FBI to review his immigration history and the vetting process itself. What we know about him is that he drove his vehicle across country from the state of Washington with the intended uh target of coming to our nation's capital. The firearm and other materials have been sent to our Quantico laboratory already yesterday for immediate analysis. That work is ongoing, partnering with the DC United 00:01:22 - 00:02:18 States Attorney's Office. We have also executed multiple multiple search warrants around the country to include the subject's last known residence, which is in the state of Washington. The search warrant was executed on that house last night or early this morning, and it is an ongoing process. All the individuals found in the house have been interviewed and some interviews remain ongoing. We will not stop until we interview anyone and everyone assoc. I also spoke to director of the CIA John 00:01:50 - 00:02:57 Rackcliffe last night and secretary of war Pete Hexth. There is confirmation now that the subject had a relationship in Afghanistan with partner forces. We are fully investigating that aspect of his background as well to include any known associates that are either overseas or here in the United States of America. That is what a broad-based inter international terrorism investigation looks like. In a statement, CIA director John Ratcliffe said the suspect entered the United States in September 2021 after 00:02:23 - 00:03:28 the Biden administration cited his past cooperation with US agencies, including work with the CIA partner force in Kandahar. Ratcliffe said the suspect should never have been allowed into the country, adding that Americans are now dealing with what he called the consequences of the past administration's failures in Afghanistan. NTD's Daniel Monahan has more. FBI Director Cash Patel called the attack a horrendous act of violence and vowed to use every available resource >> to make sure we find and safeguard our 00:02:58 - 00:03:55 nation's capital right here in Washington DC and bring anyone responsible for this heinous act of violence to justice. The Metropolitan Police say the incident unfolded at around a quarter 2 in the afternoon >> when a suspect came around the corner uh raised his arm with a firearm and discharged it at the National Guard members. >> Other guard members were nearby. >> They heard the gunfire. They actually uh were able to intervene and to kind of hold down the suspect after he had been 00:03:27 - 00:04:28 shot on the ground until law enforcement got there within moments. >> What we know, Andrea, is that this is a targeted shooting. one individual uh who appeared to target these guardsmen. That individual has been taken into custody. >> National Guard members gathered in prayer outside the ER after the shooting. National Guard Bureau Chief Steven Nordhouse reacted to the targeted attack. >> SEA Reigns and I join our entire National Guard family in praying for the recovery of two West Virginia National 00:03:57 - 00:05:11 Guard heroes who were shot while protecting our nation's capital. President Trump addressed the nation after the shooting. >> This heinous assault was an act of evil and act of hatred and an act of terror. It was a crime against our entire nation >> and vowed to leave no stone unturned. >> We must now re-examine every single alien who has entered our country from Afghanistan under Biden. And we must take all necessary measures to ensure the removal of any alien from any country who does not belong here or add 00:04:34 - 00:05:37 benefit to our country. If they can't love our country, we don't want them. >> Trump expressed what he called his extraordinary gratitude to all members of the military deployed at home and abroad and vowed a steely resolve. >> America will never bend and never yield in the face of terror. And at the same time, we will not be deterred from the mission these service members were so nobly fulfilling. >> The suspect is Ramanula Lakamal. Homeland Security Secretary Christy 00:05:05 - 00:06:20 Gnome said he was among the Afghans mass parrolled into the US under Operation Allies Welcome in 2021. Gnome criticized the program as having allowed in thousands of unvetted Afghan nationals, including terrorists. The Biden administration said the program was intended to support what it called vulnerable Afghans, including those who worked alongside the US in Afghanistan. Yesterday, I visited three sites that are part of Operation Allies Welcome our unprecedented historic effort to resettle in the United States tens of 00:05:42 - 00:06:45 thousands of Afghan nationals. Former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorcus said the US was duty bound to offer them a home. >> We have a moral imperative to protect them, to support those who have supported this nation. >> Citizenship and immigration services stopped the processing of all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals effective immediately. It said all activity will be suspended indefinitely pending further review of security and vetting protocols. Daniel 00:06:14 - 00:07:26 Monahan, NTD News. And >> thanks to Daniel for that report. Attorney General Pam Bondi says the female National Guard member shot in DC volunteered specifically to serve on Thanksgiving. Here's Bondie speaking on Fox News this morning. I'd like to add something about the young woman. She volunteered to be there on Thanksgiving working today. She volunteered as did many of those guards men and women so other people could be home with their families. Yet now their families are in hospital rooms with them while they are 00:06:49 - 00:07:50 fighting for their lives. Bondi said the two injured National Guard members have undergone surgeries and are currently recovering in the hospital with their families. Bondie declined to comment on their conditions but urged the public to pray for the soldiers. She noted that charges against the suspected gunman will be based on the soldier's condition. And she added that if either of them should pass, the Department of Justice will seek the death penalty. Next, the Pentagon says it's ordering 00:07:21 - 00:08:29 500 more National Guard troops into Washington DC following yesterday's shooting. Secretary of War Pete Hegth says the deployment comes at President Trump's request. In fact, this happened just steps away from the White House. It will not stand. And that's why President Trump has asked me and I will ask the Secretary of the Army to the National Guard to add 500 additional troops, National Guardsmen to Washington DC. Uh this will only stiffen our resolve to ensure that we make Washington DC safe and beautiful.

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A rare earth deal between the United States and China could ease recent supply tensions, but it’s awaiting final approval from President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The Pentagon chief is labeling China as the United States’ “pacing threat.” We have more on what Pete Hegseth said during his first testimony after becoming the defense secretary. A Chinese billionaire buys property in New Hampshire just minutes away from several U.S. defense contractors and a Space Force Station. New signs are fueling speculation that Xi’s grip on power may be slipping. We take a look at the clues experts are pointing to. Watch More episodes HERE 👉   https://www.ntd.com/china-in-focus

President Donald Trump announces a trade framework with China as a deal is pending approval. How much in tariffs does he want to impose, and what’s the White House warning to anti-ICE protests popping up in major cities? How well has the media covered the riots in Los Angeles? And how have different responses to protests nationwide yielded different outcomes in other states? We‘ll hear analysis from Bill O’Reilly, host of “No Spin News.” Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he regrets some recent posts about Trump, saying they went too far. So where does their relationship stand now? Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before Congress about trade talks with China. He says China has proven to be an unreliable partner in the past—but the United States is giving the CCP another chance to change its ways. As protests are flaring up over immigration enforcement, we'll hear from folks in D.C. about the latest unrest, and how states and the federal government are responding. Watch More episodes HERE 👉   https://www.ntd.com/capitol-report

President Donald Trump compares violence in Los Angeles to an “invasion” while doubling down on sending troops there. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking a federal judge for an emergency ruling to limit the National Guard. What is the role of federal forces on the ground? We have analysis from retired FBI agent Bobby Chacon. How is a judge responding to California’s bid to block Trump, and what is Trump warning about regarding a potential spread of protests? Nationwide protests are now being planned across all 50 states. What are the organizers hoping to achieve? We break down the “50501” movement with investigative reporter Joshua Philipp. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says that 122 illegal immigrants have been deported back to China, including some convicted of severe crimes including murder and rape. On Capitol Hill, lawmakers press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the administration’s move to deploy troops to Los Angeles. While few of Los Angeles’s 20 million residents are directly affected by the protests, some are drawing comparisons to 2020. Will the federal response be more effective? We discuss with our panel: Hyma Moore and Melik Abdul. Watch More episodes HERE 👉   https://www.ntd.com/capitol-report

U.S.-China trade talks are heating up in London. President Donald Trump is renewing his push to "open up China" but adds that dealing with Beijing is "not easy." As Chinese officials remain largely silent on the trade talks, Huawei's founder is offering rare public remarks on the U.S. chip bans. Over 120 Chinese nationals were just flown out of the United States in one of the largest removals in years. It’s part of Homeland Security’s nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration. A Chinese researcher is arrested at the Detroit airport, accused of smuggling sensitive biological materials from Wuhan. The case raises fresh concerns over U.S. national security. COVID-19 cases in China have more than doubled in just one month. But residents say the situation on the ground is even worse. Watch More episodes HERE 👉   https://www.ntd.com/china-in-focus

Nationwide protests are now being planned as the riots in Los Angeles continue. Already, additional demonstrations have sprung up in San Francisco and New York City. However, the large-scale protests planned for June 14 aim to have 50 protests in 50 states. The movement is being called “No Kings,” and falls on the same day as both President Donald Trump’s birthday and the 250th anniversary celebrations of the United States Army. We’ll discuss this topic and others in this episode of Crossroads. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. Watch the full episode HERE 👇   https://ept.ms/43X3x8j Stay Informed. Stay Free. https://www.joshphilipp.com/